Former FCE forward Sadi Jalali gets arraignment date on drug-trafficking charge 20 Jul 2017 Former FC Edmonton and Canadian youth national team player Sadi Jalali now has an arraignment date of Sept. 8 at Court of Queen's Bench.
Trafford has become a key piece for the Miami FC juggernaut 19 Jul 2017 “It is fun,” Trafford said of Miami FC’s season so far. “Consider where we came from last year; last year, we had a good team, but we didn’t have the success we wanted. Now, this year, with our experience, they’ve added one or two pieces and everything has clicked.”
Fordyce returns: FC Edmonton welcomes back team’s all-time leading scorer 18 Jul 2017 FC Edmonton finished the NASL spring season with a league-low 11 goals for in 16 games played. So, getting the team's all-time leading goalscorer back into the fold is welcome news.
Intrinsically Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 19 (hiatus)/NASL Week 17/USL Week 17 17 Jul 2017 Jacksonville’s Drew Beckie, with 1,383 minutes played, led all Canadians when it came to time spent on the pitch. A total of 14 Canadians played in NASL this spring season.
FC Edmonton’s attendance has skyrocketed, now pressure is on to reward those new fans with better performances 16 Jul 2017 And the Eddies bid goodbye to two international players in the past week. Dean Shiels's departure was confirmed earlier in the week and, on Sunday, the Eddies announced that Norwegian midfielder Sabri Khattab was going to return home.
Eddies lose 1-0 for the fifth time in last six games 16 Jul 2017 FC Edmonton’s roster was depleted; the team had just a keeper and 12 outfield players healthy enough to play. Thanks to omissions, injuries and Gold Cup call-ups, the New York Cosmos brought a squad to Edmonton that looked nothing like the kind of team we see in NASL week in, week out. Thanks to a 79th-minute goal from Eric Calvillo …
Fisk’s improved form has been a boost for FC Edmonton 14 Jul 2017 “I felt in preseason that I was doing really well,” Fisk said. “And then I kind of fell out of the team a bit. Now that I have gotten myself back in, I feel that it’s taken a few games to kind of find my feet, to find my full 90-minute fitness. I think in the last couple of games, I’ve done a lot better, and I think Carolina was one of my better games so far. Hopefully I can build off of that.”
Miller looks to add players to FC Edmonton’s roster; says he plans to make contact with Fordyce 13 Jul 2017 Would Miller entertain the thought of a Fordyce return? Judging from the coach’s comments, the door is open.
Shiels, FC Edmonton part ways 10 Jul 2017 Dean Shiels tenure as an Eddie lasted a little less than half an NASL season.
Intrinsically Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 19/NASL Week 16/USL Week 16 10 Jul 2017 Any time you see a 9-0 scoreline it turns your head. And, in USL action last week, that’s exactly what Canadian Jordan Murrell and his Reno teammates did, putting nine by LA Galaxy II.
